Greetings! Yet another beautiful day on the Block!
I got to sneak in an hour or two in this morning to work on this watercolor and ink drawing of some of my favorite buildings in Old Harbor. I still have windows to fill and shadows to cast; I also think I am going to do a pink colored wash over the sky to make it more of a dusky color. There are so many buildings I’d love to draw. For some reason, in the fantasy within my head, I thought I was going to have more time on vacation to “Be Creative”, not less. As I have mentioned, my kids could care a flying fig that mommy decided to pull a 365 Day creativity challenge, they just want their mom there when they want her and they expect her to play very hard and her attention MUST be on them at all times…. Yeah, as usual, I’m having quite the challenge to do both, be a mom and anything else!
But I’m squeezing it in the best I can. I’m trying!
So while I was out and about “not painting”, I continued to take in more of the island’s natural beauty. I have to say, I am LOVING my Canon Rebel EOS camera. It was a present from my husband and it is so addicting! Taking pretty photos with a mediocre camera is fun and all, but taking photos with a higher quality camera is amazing! You sort of get giddy when you see things and are able to capture them. Your power of observation multiplies ten fold. Going back to an old-school viewfinder trains and strengthens your eye for composition and fine detail. I find photography so gosh darn fun.
Here are a few more favorite photos of the day. I find myself naturally gravitating towards houses and buildings as my muse. I love the juxtaposition of the wild farm fields and a little place of refuge. I also adore the Victorian lines of many of the buildings. So here are some building photos:
Oh and one more thing. Every year, my husband and I (mostly my husband the cook!) host a Pizza on the Grill Dinner.
My husband grilled around 15 mini pizzas tonight, and then we load them with all different toppings. We had fresh tomatoes, basil, peppers, onions, sausage, pepperoni, bacon, chicken and of course cheese. Each pizza is different. Then we cut all the pies into small pieces so we can taste them all.
Oh yeah baby, one of my favorite nights of vacation. Thank you husband! Sure hope I can squeeze back into my bathing suit tomorrow!
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WALSH’S PIZZA NIGHT !!! Thank you, both! I couldn’t stop eating them!